Show Low council approves resolutions, licenses and contracts in unanimous votes; summary of actions

The Show Low City Council approved a consent calendar and a slate of resolutions, licenses and contracts in unanimous votes at its meeting.

Key actions included adopting a housing needs assessment and action plan (Resolution R2025‑30); designating the city as the destination marketing organization for Show Low to qualify for Arizona Office of Tourism rural cooperative matching funds (R2025‑31); rescinding the airport rates adopted in 2018 and approving revised rates and charges at Show Low Regional Airport (R2025‑27); and approving changes to the city’s standard form contracts policy, including a new city‑owned hangar lease, and adopting a holdover fee equal to two times monthly rent for airport tenants who fail to vacate on time (R2025‑28 and R2025‑26).

The council also approved two special‑event liquor licenses: Show Low Main Street’s Battle of the Bands and Food Bands at Frontier Fields (Aug. 30) and the Arts Alliance of the White Mountains’ Cork and Canvas events (dates July 25, Aug. 29, Sept. 26 and Oct. 31). Both license approvals will be forwarded to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control; for special event licenses the council’s decision is final.

Operational and capital items approved included: • Awarding a five‑year contract for twice‑annual window cleaning for seven city facilities to Adland Enterprises Inc., doing business as Frog Window Cleaners, at $11,970 per year (total $59,850 over five years). • Authorizing a five‑year lease‑to‑purchase agreement with Dell Technologies for 32 semi‑rugged laptops, two rugged tablets and accessories, with total cost $130,323.45 payable in five annual payments of $26,064.69; staff said the purchase will eliminate patrol desktops and increase operational efficiencies. • Accepting the completed North Eleventh Street sidewalk improvement project (City project R2025), approving a scope addition of $123,575 that brought final construction cost to $541,627.75, releasing final payment and initiating the two‑year warranty period. • Adopting bulk water rates for the new potable bulk‑water facility (located at the Public Works site on Thornton Road) at a minimum of $15 per 1,000 gallons (or less), with purchasers also paying any credit‑card fees; example: 1,500 gallons = $30. • Establishing the streetlight improvement district secondary property tax levy for fiscal 2026 at $250,000 (rate unchanged at $0.1401 per $100 assessed valuation; at that rate a home with $150,000 assessed value pays approximately $17.86 annually). • Adopting an updated intergovernmental agreement for regional emergency dispatch services (Resolution R2025‑24) that adds Round Valley Police, Round Valley Fire and Medical, Springerville‑Eagar and the Vernon Fire Department to the regional communications center; staff said the cost formula charges participating agencies the same cost per call, currently $47.62 per call, and the center has capacity to expand from 8 consoles to 12 if needed.

All motions described below were approved by voice vote and recorded in the meeting minutes as unanimous.